to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
support; backing; aid; assistance
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
order of chivalry; chivalric order
each nation; many nations; many countries
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
national border; provincial border
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
defense; defence; protection
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
periodic; regular; routine
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
financials; on the funding (capital) side
defense costs; defence costs; ERA
war; fighting; fierce competition
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
in succession; one by one
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
offensive (movement); aggression
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
messenger; envoy; emissary
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
this is why; this means; it is the case that
war situation; progress of a battle
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
financial support; funding; support fund; subvention
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing